Many Languages - One Methodology

PL # 11154

  • Starting from 15 Mar 2017 till 28 Jul 2017
  • Cancellation permitted until 28 Feb 2017
  • Event registrations closed on 07 Mar 2017

Delivery Format :

Event registration is Closed

Description

A professional learning course for teachers wishing to develop knowledge and skills in Languages curriculum.

This professional learning program is held over 7 days throughout 2017. It is designed to provide teachers with a collaborative and supportive environment through which they can engage with contemporary approaches, and future challenges associated with the implementation of the new Australian and Western Australian Curriculum for Languages.

The program provides a rich blend of theory and practice that is designed to have immediate practical applications within the classroom context to facilitate cumulative language learning.  The structure of the program supports teachers practising new approaches and provides structured opportunities for feedback to help language teachers reflect on, question and improve their practice.

This course will be particularly advantageous for those teachers who have had limited opportunities for professional learning within the area of Languages. Many Languages- One Methodology course has been offered by AISWA over the past decade and assisted many practising teachers to upskill and engage in valuable Languages methodology training and is being offered again in 2017 by popular demand. The course content is similar to the semester-long unit Teaching Second/Foreign Languages (EDN556) at Murdoch University and participants may apply for advanced standing upon completion of the 7-day course and successful completion of additional assigned tasks.

The program is underpinned and informed by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) Standards.

It is expected that teachers registering for this course will attend all 7 sessions.

Course dates:

Phase One (3 full day workshops held at the AIM WA)
15th, 16th & 17th March 2017

Phase Two (2 full day workshops held at AIM WA)
22nd & 23rd May 2017

Phase Three (2 full day workshops held at AIM WA)
27th & 28th July

Cancellation permitted until 13/02/2017

 

Presenters

Kate Reitzenstein (AISWA Staff)

Teaching And Learning Consultant - Languages

Kate Reitzenstein <span>(AISWA Staff)</span>

Kate Reitzenstein has worked as Consultant for Languages of the Association of Independent Schools of WA since 2014. She organises professional development activities and provides advice to schools and teachers on policy, curriculum and resources. Prior to this role, Kate worked as an Indonesian language teacher for fifteen years at three secondary schools, with experience using the Curriculum Framework and the Middle Years Program and Diploma Program of the International Baccalaureate curriculum. She has worked as an EFL/ESL teacher in Australia and abroad, and has had experience as an International Student Coordinator and at establishing overseas school partnerships and in-country study tours. Kate places importance on effective language teaching methodology and the need to link theory to practice in the Languages classroom.

Dr Lindy Norris

Dr Lindy Norris

Dr. Lindy Norris has worked within teacher education for in excess of twenty years.  The principal focus of her work is languages and literacy education. Her teaching and research activities have encompassed professional development for language educators, curriculum design and accreditation, program implementation and evaluation, and also leadership and change management within languages education.

Lindy is particularly interested in second language teaching and learning, and her work here has explored areas as diverse as program quality and sustainability, different cultures of learning and interculturality, and second language learning for children with special needs. Her research and teaching have focused on languages in Australian schools, and English as an additional or foreign language both in Australia and also within international contexts.

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Segments

Event Segment

Date / Time

15 Mar 2017 Starts: 09:00 Finishes: 15:00

Delivery Format : In Person

AIM WA

Location Specifics Jason Industries Room

PL Hours : 16.50

Event Segment

Date / Time

22 May 2017 Starts: 09:00 Finishes: 15:00

Delivery Format : In Person

AIM WA

Location Specifics Jason Industries Room

PL Hours : 11.00

Event Segment

Date / Time

27 Jul 2017 Starts: 09:00 Finishes: 15:00

Delivery Format : In Person

AIM WA

PL Hours : 11.00

Course Number

30

Learning Area

  • Languages

School Area

  • Early Childhood (PK - 2)
  • Middle Primary (3-6)
  • Secondary (7-10)
  • Senior Secondary (11 - 12)